Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant vs Stripe-necked Tody-Tyrant

Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant

Hemitriccus orbitatus

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The eye-ringed tody-tyrant is 11.5 to 12 cm (4.5 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 9 to 10.5 g (0.32 to 0.37 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a dark olive crown. They have white spot above their lores and a wide white eye-ring. Their back and rump are dark olive. Their wings are olive with wide white edges on the innermost flight feathers. Their tail is dusky olive. Their throat is grayish white with olive streaks, their breast has an olive wash with darker olive streaks, and the rest of their underparts are yellow. Voice: The eye-ringed tody-tyrant's song is a "very high, slightly lowered, 'drrrih' ".

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Stripe-necked Tody-Tyrant

Hemitriccus striaticollis

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The stripe-necked tody-tyrant is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 7.8 to 11 g (0.28 to 0.39 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a grayish brown crown. They have a large white spot above the lores, a white eye-ring, and grayish brown ear coverts. Their back and rump are olive. Their wings are olive with indistinct yellow edges on the flight feathers. Their tail is olive. Their throat is white with distinct brownish streaks that continue onto the bright yellow breast. Voice: In Brazil the stripe-necked tody-tyrant's song is a "very high, fast, liquid, yet sharp 'Didrdr', 'Wic', or sweeping 'Wheet' ". What appears to be different song in Peru is "a loud, ringing, phrase...PEE-ti-ti-ti".

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